Background
LYON, James S. was born in 1851 in Sheffield. Son of Reverend S. J. Lyon, Master of Arts.
LYON, James S. was born in 1851 in Sheffield. Son of Reverend S. J. Lyon, Master of Arts.
Studied at Wellingboro’ Grammar School. Clare College Cambridge. Master of Arts.
Served articles with Silvesters and Hopkins, Newcastle-under-Lyne. Worked for Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows. Ashbury Carriage Company.
Sir J. Whitworth.
Claridge and Company, Bilston. Manager for Glovers, Longton. Then went to Cambridge and took 2nd class Mathematical Tripos, being examined in own room owing to severe illness.
Appointed Demonstrator in Applied Mechanics, Cambridge, afterwards Superintendent of Engineering Department, there.
Assistant Engineer, London County Council. Professor of Engineering, Royal College of Science for Ireland, Dublin.
Clubs: Cambridge Union. Royal Alfred Yacht; Dublin Bay Sailing.
Spouse 1877, Elizabeth Hill.